Re: [PHP] Variables in PHP: public vs. private

> But AFAIK (and see ;)), variables in PHP > in fact are never private, but always > public, at least within the current script. This is correct, all functions and variables inside a class are public. There are no protected nor private func's / var's. > So what would be the sense in having > t

Re: [PHP] Variables in PHP: public vs. private

HI, as far as i know private vars should be available in the next release of the zend engine, thus, using get and set functions is a good practice to be sure that your apps will still function in future php releases. Regrads. ___ Hassan El Forkan

[PHP] Variables in PHP: public vs. private

Hi there! I'm just starting to get in touch with oo programming in PHP. Now I've got a quite simple question, I guess... In an example in the PHP-help, I found a class definition with accessor functions like dummy->get_some_variable(); But AFAIK (and see ;)), variables in PHP in fact are nev